Anteaters Drop Eagles In Irvine

Free throws make the difference as UC Irvine hands
Eastern a 87-73 loss

The Eastern Washington University women's basketball team had 30
less free throw attempts and lost 87-73 in a non-conference matchup
to UC Irvine Saturday (Dec. 19) in Irvine, Calif.

The Anteaters went to the free-throw line 55 times in the game
-- making 45 of them -- including a 16-of-23
performance from forward Mikah Maly-Karros. Karros finished
the game with 28 points and 11 rebounds in 33 minutes. Eastern made
it to the line 25 times, making 17 of them.

Eastern entered halftime down by six points, but took the lead
at the 8:57 mark of the second half. The Eagles held that lead
until the 6:06 mark when the Anteaters began a 22-8 run to
close out the game.

Nicole Scott and Tatjana
Sparavalo both finished with 13 points to lead the Eagles
in scoring. Jessica Huntington had eight points
and a team-high seven rebounds, as well as six assists with no
turnovers.

The Eagles committed 23 turnovers as a team and were
out-rebounded 43-35. Eastern shot 42.9 percent from the
field, compared to UC Irvine's 36.4 percent.

The Eagles (6-5) will remain in California to take on Cal State
Fullerton Monday (Dec. 21) at 7 p.m. before opening up Big Sky
Conference play at Sacramento State on Dec. 31.